WO2015179221A1 - Feuilles de panneau d'isolation sous vide composites minérales - Google Patents

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WO2015179221A1
WO2015179221A1 PCT/US2015/030961 US2015030961W WO2015179221A1 WO 2015179221 A1 WO2015179221 A1 WO 2015179221A1 US 2015030961 W US2015030961 W US 2015030961W WO 2015179221 A1 WO2015179221 A1 WO 2015179221A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a mineral composite vacuum insulation panel sheets.
  • the present disclosure also relates to methods for making mineral composite vacuum insulation panel sheets.
  • Vacuum insulation panels may be used to insulate and regulate the temperature of buildings and temperature-sensitive equipment, such as cryogenic storage tanks
  • Vacuum insulation panels may include fiberglass cores; however, obtaining a desired thermal resistance (R-value) may require many layers of fiberglass, making the fiberglass cores expensive to produce.
  • Fiberglass panels may also lack mechanical strength because relatively short fiber lengths do not entangle sufficiently to withstand applications of force. Long fiber lengths ma also lack good mechanical strength because voids in the entangled fibers may compress and allow for deformation of the fiberglass panels. These voids may also compress over time, which may result in decreased thermal performance.
  • Metallic films and foils may be used to increase the mechanical atrength of a vacuum insuiation panel; however, metaic films act as heat conductors through the panel. At metal film thicknesses sufficient to obtain good mechanical properties, the heat transfer properties of the films may significantly reduce the effectiveness of the fiberglass core.
  • a fiber-based insulation panel such as a vacuum insulation panel
  • a vacuum insulation panel having improved mechanical properties. It may also be desirable to provide a vacuum insulation panel with improved thermal resistance properties at a lower cost. It may also be desirable to provide a core material for vacuum insulation panels having improved thermal resistance and improved mechanical properties, such as density.
  • a composite core material for use in vacuum Insulation panels may include a fibrous insulating material and an inorganic particulate material.
  • a method of making a composite core material for use in vacuum insulation panels may include depositing a layer of fibrous insulating material to form a fibrous core, and applying an inorganic particulate material to the fibrous core to form the composite core material.
  • a vacuum insulation panel may include a composite core material including a fibrous insulating material and an inorganic particulate material.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have an R-vaiue greater than or equal to about 30 per inch of thickness and a density after evacuation of less than or equal to about 17 lbs/ft 3 .
  • the fibrous insulating material may include at least one of fiberglass and mineral wool fibers.
  • the inorganic particulate material may include at least on ⁇ of diatomaceous earth, perlite (including expanded periite), talc, kaolin, calcined kaolin, vermiculite, mica, feldspar, palygorskite, nepheline syenite, silica, atiapulgste clay, bentonite, or an alkali earth metal carbonate (e.g., calcium carbonate, barium carbonate, or magnesium carbonate).
  • the silica may include natural silica, such as, for example, natural amorphous silica.
  • the fibrous insulating material may be a first layer of the composite core material, and the inorganic particulate material may be a second layer of the composite core material overlaying the first layer.
  • the second layer may be a spray-coated layer sprayed over the first layer.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be dispersed within the fibrous insulating material.
  • the fibrous insulating material and the inorganic particulate material may be deposited at substantially the same time, such that the inorganic particulate material is dispersed throughout the fibrous insulating material.
  • the method may include hydropulping the fibrous insulating material.
  • the composite core material may he enclosed in a film enclosure.
  • the film enclosure may be evacuated.
  • the evacuated film enclosure may be sealed to form a vacuum Insulation panel.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have a thermal resistance, or R-vaiue, greater than or equal to about 30 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " Torr.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have an R-va!ue greater than or equal to about 35 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " * Torr, greater than or equal to about 40 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 "2 Torr, greater than or equal to about 45 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " Torr, or greater than or equal to about 47 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 '2 Torr.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a top particle size (dgo) of less than or equal to about 100 pm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 80 pm, less than or equal to about 70 pm, less than or equal to about 60 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 55 pm, less than or equal to about 50 pm, less than or equal to about 45 pm, less than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 35 pm, less than or equal to about 30 pm, less than or equal to about 25 pm, or less than or equal to about 20 pm.
  • a top particle size of less than or equal to about 100 pm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 80 pm, less than or equal to about 70 pm, less than or equal to about 60 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 55 pm, less than or equal to about 50 pm, less than or equal to about 45 pm, less than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 35 pm, less than or equal to about 30 pm, less than or equal to about 25 pm, or less
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a median particle size (d 50 ) of less than or equal to about 50 pm, such as, tor example, less than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 30 pm, less than or equal to abou 25 pm, less than or equal to about 20 pm, less than or equal to about 15 pm, less than or equal to about 10 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm, or less than or equal to about 3 pm.
  • d 50 median particle size of less than or equal to about 50 pm, such as, tor example, less than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 30 pm, less than or equal to abou 25 pm, less than or equal to about 20 pm, less than or equal to about 15 pm, less than or equal to about 10 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm, or less than or equal to about 3 pm.
  • the Inorganic particulate material may have a d m ranging from about 1 pm to about 50 pm, such as, for example, from about 5 pm to about 30 prn, from about 10 pm to about 30 pm, from about 15 pm to about 25 pm, from about 20 pm to about 30 pm, from about 3 pm to about 15 pm, from about 5 prn to about 15 pm, from about 5 pm to about 10 pm, from about 3 pm to about 5 pm, from about 1 pm to about 5 pm, or from about 1 pm to about 3 pm.
  • a d m ranging from about 1 pm to about 50 pm, such as, for example, from about 5 pm to about 30 prn, from about 10 pm to about 30 pm, from about 15 pm to about 25 pm, from about 20 pm to about 30 pm, from about 3 pm to about 15 pm, from about 5 prn to about 15 pm, from about 5 pm to about 10 pm, from about 3 pm to about 5 pm, from about 1 pm to about 5 pm, or from about 1 pm to about 3 pm.
  • the Inorganic particulate material may have a bottom particle size (d m) of less than or equal to about 20 pm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 15 pm, less than or equal to about 10 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm, less than or equal to about 3 pm, less than or equal to about 1 pm, or less than or equal to about 0.5 pm.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a bottom particle size (dio) ranging from about 0.5 pm to about 20 pm, such as.
  • the inorganic particulate materia! may include a porous inorganic particulate material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a median pore diameter less than or equal to about 5 Mm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 3 prn, less than or equal to about 2 Mm, or less than or equal to about 1 urn.
  • the particulate inorganic material may have a pore volume of less than or equal to about 5 rn!/g, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 4 mf/g, less than or equal to about 3 ml/g, or less than or equal to about 2 ml/g.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a water absorption greater than or equal to about 100% by weight of the dry inorganic particulate materia!.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a water absorption greater than or equal to about 125%, greater than or equal to about 150%, greater than or equal to about 175%, greater than or equal to about 200%, greater than or equal to about 225%, or greater than or equal to about 250%.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have a density after evacuation of less than or equal to about 18 ibs/i , such as, for example, less than or equal to about 17 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 16 lbs ft 3 , less than or equal to about 15 lbs ft 3 , less than or equal to about 14 ibs/f , less than or equal to about 12 !bs/ft " , less than or equal to about 1 1 lbs/ft", or less than or equal to about 10 lbs/ft 3 .
  • the vacuum insulation pane! may have a density before evacuation of less than 0 lbs/ft J .
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a density less than or equal to about 10 Ibs ff , such as, for example, less than or equal to about 9 ibs/ff ⁇ less than or equal to about 8 ibs/f , less than or equal to about 7 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 6 lbs ft 0 , less than or equal io about 5 Ibs/fr, or less than or equal to about 4 ibs ft 3 ,
  • the ratio of fibrous insulating material to inorganic particulate material may be greater than or equal to about 50:50 by weight.
  • the ratio of fibrous insulating material to inorganic paroculate material may be greater than or equal to about 70:30 by weight greater than or equal to about 75:25 by weight, greater than or equal to about 80:20 by weight, greater than or equal to about 85:15 by weight, or greater than or equal to about 90: 10 by weight.
  • the inorganic particulate material may act as a "getter" material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may adsorb gasses or vapors in the vacuum insulation panel, such as, for example, water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen.
  • the R-va ue of fie vacuum insulation panel having a composite core material may increase over time.
  • the R- value of the vacuum insulation panel having a composite core material may increase by greater than or equal to about 10% 44 days after evacuation, by greater than or equal to about 20% 44 days after evacuation, or by greater than or equal to about 30% 44 days after evacuation.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary vacuum insulation panel including a composite core material.
  • FIG, 2 ⁇ hows the R-valu ⁇ of exemplary vacuum insulation panels having composite core materials.
  • FIG. 3 shows the density of exemplary vacuum insulation panels having composite core materials.
  • FIG. 4 shows the change in R-va!ue over time of exemplary vacuum insulation panels having composite core materials.
  • a fiberglass-mineral composite may be used to form a core for vacuum Insulation panels.
  • a composite core material for use in vacuum insulation panels includes a fibrous insulating material and an inorganic particulate material.
  • a method of making a composite core material for use in vacuum insulation panels may include depositing a layer of fibrous insulating material to form a fibrous core, and applying art inorganic particulate material to the fibrous core to form the composite core material.
  • a vacuum insulation panel may include a composite core material including a fibrous insulating material and an inorganic particulate material.
  • the vacuum Insulation panel may have an R-value greater than or equal to about 30 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 ⁇ Torr and a density after evacuation of less than or equal to about 17 !bs/f .
  • the fibrous insulating material may include at least one of fiberglass and mineral woo! fibers.
  • fiberglass Although certain embodiments may be described in terms of fiberglass, it is understood that other fibrous insulating materials, such as, for example, mineral wool, glass wool, stone wool, ceramic wool, or fibers derived from mineral wool, glass wool, stone wool, or ceramic wool may be used. Accordingly, any insulating fiber may be used as the fibrous insulating material, such as, for example, inorganic fiber or inorganic wool materials.
  • the fiberglass may include either short fibers or longer fibers, such as, for example, glass wool fibers. Long fibers may be reduced to relatively shorter fibers, such as. for example, by hydropulping. Hydropulping machines may be used to reduce the length of glass fibers by using spinning blades to cut the fibers, The relative length of the fibers used in the composite core materials of this disclosure may determine the degree of entanglement of the fibers (e.g., greater fiber lengths may have greater entanglement) and the laminarity of the glass-fiber containing layers.
  • the fibrous insulating material may be formed into a sheet or ply using a "wet process.”
  • a slurry of the fibrous material is formed with a slurry agent, such as water.
  • the slurry may then be passed through a hydropulping machine to shorten the fiber length or to achieve a desired consistency of the slurry.
  • a fibrous sheet or ply may be formed using techniques similar to conventional paper-forming techniques, such as, for example, draining the slurry through a headbox to create a ply of the entangled glass fibers.
  • the sheet or ply may be drained through a mold to achieve a desired shape of the sheet or ply.
  • a binder or matrix such as a resin or polymer matrix, may be added to adhere the fibers together.
  • an inorganic particulate material may be added to the fibrous insulating material to form a composite core material containing both the fibrous Insulating material and the inorganic particulate material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may include at least one of natural silica,
  • diatomaceous earth perlite (including expanded perlite), talc, kaolin, calcined kaolin, vermiculite, mica, feldspar, palygorskite, nephe!ne syenite, silica, attapulgite clay, bentonite, or an alkali earth metal carbonate (e.g., calcium carbonate, barium
  • silica may include natural silica, such as, for example, natural amorphous silica.
  • Natural amorphous silica may include processed or modified amorphous silica, such as, for example, described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0048145 A t assigned to the same assignee as the present disclosure, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a top particle size (dgo) of less than or equal to about 100 jjm, such as t for example, less than or equal to about 80 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 70 prrt, less than or equal to about 80 pm, less than or equal to about 55 pm, less than or equal to about SO pm. less than or equal to about 45 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 35 pm, less than or equal to about 30 urn, less than or equal to about 25 um, or less than or equal to about 20 ⁇ .
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a median particle size ⁇ 4st>) of less than or equal to about 50 pm, such as, for example, tess than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 30 urn, less than or equal to about 25 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 20 pm, less than or equal to about 15 urn, less than or equal to about 10 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm t or less than or equal to about 3 pm.
  • a median particle size ⁇ 4st> of less than or equal to about 50 pm, such as, for example, tess than or equal to about 40 pm, less than or equal to about 30 urn, less than or equal to about 25 ⁇ , less than or equal to about 20 pm, less than or equal to about 15 urn, less than or equal to about 10 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm t or less than or equal to about 3 pm.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a median particle s ze ( JSQ) ranging from about 1 pm to about 50 pm, such as, for example, from about 5 pm to about 30 pm, from about 10 pm to about 30 pm, from about 15 pm to about 25 pm, from about 20 pm to about 30 pm, from about 3 pm to about 15 pm, from about 5 pm to about 15 pm, from about 5 pm to about 10 pm, from about 3 pm to about 5 pm, from about 1 pm to about 5 pm, or from about 1 pm to about 3 pm.
  • JSQ median particle s ze
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a bottom particle size (d-so) of less than or equal to about 20 pm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 15 pm, less than or equal to about 1 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm, less than or equal to about 3 pm, less than or equal to about 1 pm, or less than or equal to about 0.5 pm.
  • d-so bottom particle size
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a bottom particle size (di 0 ) ranging from about 0,5 pm to about 20 pm, such as, for example, from about 10 pm to about 20 pm, from about 5 pm io about 15 pm, from about 5 pm to about 10 pm, from about 0.5 pm to about 5 pm, from about 0.5 pm to about 3 pm, from about 3 pm to about 5 pm, from about 1 pm to about 3 pm, or from about 0.5 pm to about 1 pm,
  • the inorganic particulate material may include a porous inorganic particulate material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a median pore diameter less than or equal to about 5 pm, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 3 pm, less than or equal to about 2 pm, or less than or equal to about 1 pm. According to some
  • the particulate inorganic material may have a pore volume of less than or equal to about 6 ml/g, such as, for example, less than about or equal to about 4 ml/g, less than or equal to about 3 ml/g, or less than or equal to about 2 ml/g.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a water absorption of greater than or equal to about 100% by weight of the dry Inorganic particulate material, such as, for example, greater than or equal to about 130%, greater than or equal to about 150%, greater than or equal to about 200%, or greater than or equal to about 250%.
  • the fibrous insulating material may have a fiber diameter less than or equal to about 20 pm, such as, for example, Sess than or equal to about 10 m, less than or equal to about 8 pm, less than or equal to about 5 pm, less than or equal to about 3 pm, less than or equal to about 2 pm, or less than or equal to about 1 pm.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be applied to the fibrous insulating material using a spray method.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be applied by spraying a layer of the inorganic particulate material onto the fiberglass, such as by spray-coating the layer of inorganic particulate material over the fibrous core.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be applied to the fiberglass by spraying a solution containing the inorganic particulate material onto a fiberglass web. Spraying a solution of Inorganic particulate material may promote intermixing of the fiberglass and the inorganic particulate material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be applied as part of a slurry that is used to create a fiberglass ply or sheet.
  • Use of a solution of inorganic particulate material or applying the inorganic particulate material at substantially the same time as the fibrous insulating material may promote dispersion of the inorganic particulate materia! throughout the fibrous insulating material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be coextensive with some or all of the fibrous insulating material layer.
  • the inorganic particulate material may, in some embodiments, include a binder.
  • the binder may facilitate adhesion between the inorganic particulate material and the fibrous insulating material.
  • binders may include, but are not limited to, silicone-based binders, inorganic binders, and organic binders.
  • the inorganic binder may be a silicate-based binder, such as, for example, sodium silicate or potassium silicate.
  • Use of an inorganic binder may prevent the formation of volatile organic compounds after the composite core material is sealed in a vacuum insulation panel. Formation of volatile organic compounds may reduce the vacuum level of the vacuum insulation panel, thereby decreasing its effectiveness over time,
  • the composite core material may be dried prior to sealing the core in a vacuum insulation panel. Drying the composite core material may facilitate evaporation and release of water vapor, volatile organic compounds, and other gasses from the composite core material prior to sealing the composite core material in a film enclosure. If the composiie core Is not dried to remove water and other compounds that could form vapors or gasses within the vacuum insulation panel, the R-vaiue of the vacuum insulation panel may be reduced because of the decreased vacuum created by the vapor,
  • the composite core material may, according to some
  • a more than one layer of fibrous insulating material may be applied over a first layer of fibrous insulating material.
  • a second layer of fibrous insulating material may then be applied over th first layer of inorganic particulate material, and a second layer of inorganic particulate material may be applied over the second layer of fibrous Insulating material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may be applied to one face of the layer of fibrous insulating material or to both faces of the fibrous insulating material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may have a density less than or equal to about 10 Ibs/fT, such as, for example, less than or equal to about 9 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 8 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 7 lbs ft 3 , less than or equal to about 6 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 5 lbs/ft 3 , or less than or equal to about 4 fbs/rr.
  • the inorganic particulate material may act as a "getter” material.
  • the inorganic particulate material may adsorb gasses or vapors in the vacuum insulation panel, such as, for example, water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen.
  • the R-value of the vacuum insulation panel having a composite core material may increase over time.
  • the R-value of the vacuum insulation panel may increase by greater than or equal to about 10% 44 days after evacuation, by greater than or equal to about 20% 44 days after evacuation, or by greater than or equal to about 30% 44 days after
  • the composite core material may be incorporated into a vacuum insulation panel, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • An exemplary vacuum insulation panel 10 may Include one or more composite core materials 12 having, for example, a fiberglass layer 14 and an inorganic particulate material layer 16.
  • inorganic particulate material 16 may be deposited onto, incorporated into, or intermixed with fiberglass material 14.
  • Composite core material 12 may be placed inside a film enclosure 18, for example, a polymer or metallic film enclosure.
  • Film enclosure 18 may also be a multi-layer enclosure containing more than one film layer, such as, for example, one or more metallic layer and one or more polymer layer, two or more metallic layers, or i o or more polymer layers.
  • the multilayer film may include a laminated structure,
  • Suitable polymer films may include, but are not limited to, tetraphthalate polyester films, polyteirafluoroeihylene films, polyimide films, ffuorinated ethylene propylene films, polyvinylidene chloride films, polyethylene films, or copolymer films containing one or more of the listed polymers.
  • Suitable metal films may include aluminum films, silver films, gold films, chromium films, nickel films, stainless steel films, or alloy metal films containing one or more of aluminum, silver, gold, chromium, iron, or nickel.
  • the thickness of a polymer film may range from about 10 pm to about 1500 pm, for example, from about 25 pm to about 500 pm, from about 50 pm to about 250 pm, or from about 50 pm to about 100 pm.
  • the thickness of the metal film may range from about 0.01 pm to about 0.2 pm, for example, from about 0.2 pm to about 0.1 pm, from about 0.3 pm to about 0.7 pm, or from about 0.3 pm to about 0.5 pm.
  • vacuum insulation panel 10 may also include an adsorbent material or adsorbent layer 20 to adsorb gasses that may be released from composite core material 12 or that permeate through film enclosure 18, such as through pinholes in film enclosure 18.
  • adsorbent material 20 may adsorb water vapor or volatile organic compounds.
  • Adsorbent material 20 may include, for example, a molecular sieve material, such as a hydrophobic molecular sieve.
  • adsorbent materia! 20 may instead be an absorbent material capable of absorbing gasses or liquids in vacuum panel enclosure 10.
  • Adsorbent material 20 may also have both adsorbent and absorbent properties, depending on the composition of adsorbent material 20 and the gasses or vapors within film enclosure 18.
  • Film enclosure 18 of the exemplary vacuum insulation panel 0 may be evacuated and sealed with an airtight seal to maintain the vacuum.
  • film enclosure 18 may be sealed by (for example, heat sealing, hot melting, laser welding or sealing, by use of an adhesive, or combinations thereof. Any method of sealing film enclosure 18 may be used, including other methods known in the art.
  • cavity 22 containing composite core material 12 and any other materials may foe evacuated using, for example, evacuation tube 24.
  • evacuation tube 24 Once the desired vacuum pressure is obtained, the remainder of film enclosure 18 between evacuation tube 24 and cavity 22 may be sealed, for example, at location 26 prior to extraction of evacuation tube 24 + Sealing film enclosure 18 prior to extracting evacuation tube 24 can help retain the vacuum in vacuum insulation panel 10.
  • the vacuum insulation panel having a composite core material may have a thermal resistance, or R-value, greater than or equal to about 30 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " Torr.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have an R-value greater than or equal to about 35 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " ⁇ Torr,. greater than or equal to about 40 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 "2 Torr, greater than or equal to about 45 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 " * Torr, or greater than or equal to about 47 per inch of thickness at a vacuum pressure of about 2x10 2 Torr.
  • the vacuum insulation panel may have a density after evacuation of jess than or equal to about 18 lbs/ft 3 , such as, for example, less than or equal to about 17 lbs/ft less than or equal to about 16 lbs/ft '-, less than or equal to about 15 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 14 Ibs f , less than or equal to about 12 lbs/ft 3 , less than or equal to about 11 lbs ft 3 , or less than or equal to about 10 lbs/ft 3 .
  • the audition of an Inorganic particulate material to the fibrous insulating material may improve the thermal and mechanical properties of core materials for vacuum insulation panels.
  • particulate materials may reduce the amount of fiberglass or other fibrous insulating material required to achieve a desired R-value.
  • a reduction in the amount of fibrous insulating material may tower the manufacturing cost of the composite core material, and may also reduce the overall weight of the vacuum insulation panel.
  • the inorganic particulate material may also improve the mechanical properties of the core material by, for example, increasing the density of the core material, Furthermore, the inorganic particulate material may improve the properties of the core material and corresponding vacuum insulation panel by coating the fibrous insulating material to provide a relatively smoother interface between the fibers and a film enclosure.
  • the inorganic particulate material may mitigate protrusion of the ends of the fibers, which can pierce the film enclosure and create holes in the film that allow gasses to enter the insulation panel and weaken the vacuum over time. Weakening of the vacuum may also decrease R ⁇ value of the vacuum insulation panel and degrade its effectiveness over time.
  • the inorganic particulate material may act as a "getter' materia! to adsorb gasses or vapors in the vacuum insulation panel, such- s, for example, nitrogen, water vapor, or oxygen.
  • the inorganic particulate material also acts as a getter material, the need for an additional adsorption material may be reduced or eliminated. This may simplify the construction of the vacuum insulation panel.
  • the use of a particulate inorganic material that acts as a getter material may also reduce the cost of the vacuum insulation panel.
  • the particulate inorganic material also functions as a getter material, the overall weight and density of the vacuum insulation panel may be reduced.
  • the inorganic particulate material may increase the R-value of the vacuum insulation panel through aging.
  • the R-value of a vacuum insulation panel having a composite core material may increase by greater than or ⁇ quel to about 10% 44 days after evacuation.
  • the R-value of the vacuum insulation panel may increase by greater than or equal to about 15%, greater than or equal to about 20%, greater than or equal to about 25%, or greater than or equal to about 30% 44 days after evacuation.
  • Samples A-C of composite core materials were prepared by spray- coating various minerals onto a layer of fiberglass sheet substrates.
  • Sample A included a layer of natural amorphous AF silica (ECOFLAT , M ) having a mean particle size of about 3 pm.
  • Sample B included a layer of perlite (HARBORUTE® 200) having a median particle size of 17 ⁇ .
  • Sample C included a layer of diatomaceous earth (CELiTE® NPPTM). For the control samples, 600 g deionlzed water was used with no mineral addition.
  • the pore diameter and pore volume were measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry using a Mlcfomerttics AutoPore porosimeter and following the methodology set forth in the instrument instruction manual.
  • the lumps were kept distributed throughout the mass by stirring, with care not to use pressure in the mixing. As the absorption progressed, larger lumps were formed, which formed balls of paste. At this point, the rate and quantity of water added was decreased, as set forth in the method. The added water then struck the wet balls of material, which were stirred to bring them Into contact with the remaining dry sample When all of the dry sample was wet and the resulting paste tended to smear on the sides and bottom of the dish, no more water was added. The amount of water used during the process was determined , and the weight percent of water absorbed was calculated as set forth in the method.
  • the composite core materials were prepared from fiberglass sheet substrates composed of ten layers of fiberglass sheets measuring 1 inches by 1 1 inches, having a total weight of 243 g and a total thickness of about 1 inch.
  • Solutions of the inorganic particulate minerals were prepared by placing 81 g of the sample minerals (e.g., AF Silica, perlite, or diatomaceous earth) in glass beakers with 600 g of deionized water and stirring for 10 minutes. Each mineral solution was then transferred to a bottle sprayer and was sprayed onto the rough surface side of fiberglass sheet substrates.
  • sample minerals e.g., AF Silica, perlite, or diatomaceous earth
  • Table 2 shows the relative ratios by weight of the compositions of the composite core material for each of samples A-C and the control.
  • the composite core sheets were dried in the oven again.
  • the dried composite core sheets were then encased in a barrier film.
  • the encased panels were evacuated and sealed at a vacuum pressure of 2.0 x 10 " Torr at room temperature.
  • the panels were then aged by sitting at room temperature for 24 hours.
  • thermal conductivity was measured using the test method similar to ASTM CI 667-09, "Standard Test Method for Using Heat Flow Meter Apparatus to Measure the Center-of-Panel Thermal Resistivity of Vacuum Panels.”
  • the thermal conductivity testing apparatus consisted of a 6.35 mm thick aluminum plate with full coverage electrical heaters under plate. The plate with the heaters rested on 51 mm thick foam insulation. The plate temperature was measured using a calibrated thermocouple. Digital DC power to the heaters was adjusted to obtain and maintain the desired temperature of the plate.
  • the density in vacuum was determined by measuring the dimensions and weight of the evacuated panels.
  • each of samples A-C have R values greater than 30 per inch of thickness.
  • Sample B has an R-value comparable to the control sample, and sample A exhibits an R-value greater than the control sample.
  • FIG. 3 and Table 3 show the densities of samples A-C and the control sample in a vacuum of about 2x10 " Torr.
  • the densities of the composite samples A-C are greater than the density of the control sample.
  • composite samples for vacuum insulation panels can be created by adding a mineral layer to a fiberglass layer.
  • the composite vacuum insulation core panels may have R-values comparable to fiberglass panels, but may have increased densities.
  • the increased densities may provide better mechanical properties for the composite panels, such as, for example, increased mechanical strength or impact resistance.
  • the composite panels may also decrease manufacturing costs by reducing the amount of fiberglass needed to obtain the same thermal properties, such as R-value, which may also lower the overall weight of the finished vacuum insulation panel.
  • Table 4 shows a comparison of the R-values of samples A-C and the control sample over various aging periods at room temperature.
  • FIG. 4 A plot of the data in Table 4 is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the R-value of the control sample decreased over the 44-day aging period.
  • the R-value of sample C also decreased over the same period.
  • the R-value of sample C decreased significantly less than the control sample.
  • the R-value of sample C although less than the R-value after 1 day of aging, was actualsy greater than the R-va!ue of the control sample.
  • the R-value of samples A and B increased over the 44-day period by about 30% and about 10%, respectively, as compared to the R-vaiue after 1 day of aging.
  • the inorganic particulate materials added to the composite core material may act as "getters" to scavenge gasses or vapors, such as, for example, nitrogen, oxygen, or water vapor, over time.
  • This vapor or gas scavenging may occur as a chemical or physical interaction with the surface or pores of the inorganic particulate material.
  • the action to scavenge a gas or vapor may help maintain or improve the vacuum of the vacuum insulation panel, thereby maintaining or improving the R-value over time. For example, white samples A and B improve the R-value over time, sample C appears to maintain the R-value when compared to the contra! sample.
  • sample C may have an R-value that is initially lower than the control sample, after a relatively short period of time, the R-vaiue of sample C was actually greater than the control sample, which may make the vacuum insulation panel more effective over the life of the parieL

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Matériau de cœur composite à utiliser dans des panneaux d'isolation sous vide pouvant comprendre un matériau isolant fibreux et un matériau particulaire inorganique. Un procédé de fabrication d'un matériau de cœur composite destiné à être utilisé dans des panneaux d'isolation sous vide peut consister à déposer une couche de matériau isolant fibreux pour former un cœur fibreux, et à appliquer un matériau particulaire inorganique au cœur fibreux pour former le matériau de cœur composite. Un panneau d'isolation sous vide peut comprendre un matériau de cœur composite comprenant un matériau isolant fibreux et un matériau particulaire inorganique. Le panneau d'isolation sous vide peut avoir une valeur R supérieure ou égale à environ 30 par pouce d'épaisseur du matériau de cœur composite et peut avoir une densité, après évacuation, inférieure ou égale à environ 17 livres/pied33. Le matériau isolant fibreux peut comprendre de la fibre de verre ou des fibres de laine minérale. Le matériau particulaire inorganique peut comprendre de la terre de diatomée, de la perlite ou de la silice.
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